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·January 18, 2018·4 min read

How Your Brain Remembers What You Had For Dinner Last Night

A small set of hippocampal neurons activate for each episodic memory, a new PNAS study reports.

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·August 17, 2017·6 min read

How We Recall the Past

Researchers have identified a neural circuit that is critical for memory retrieval.

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·July 5, 2017·4 min read

Brain Changes Accompany Development of Metamemory from Childhood to Adolescence

According to researchers, the ability to assess memory quality appears in children, and metamemory continues to improve beyond childhood into adolescence. The findings could provide new insights into effective learning methods and assist teachers to devise new educational strategies.

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·April 7, 2017·6 min read

Brain Circuit Necessary For Memory Formation Identified

Long-term memories remain 'silent' for about 2 weeks before reaching a mature state, a new study reports.

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·January 21, 2017·4 min read

Brain Connections Which Keep Related Memories Distinct From Each Other Identified

Researchers report episodic memory function becomes disrupted when neural pathways that allow communication between the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex are deactivated.

Image shows the location of the hippocampus in the human brain.

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·November 27, 2016·5 min read

Connection Found Between Memory Mechanisms And Resistance To Epilepsy

Researchers identify a specific mechanism that can provide resistance to epilepsy but also damages a specific type of memory.

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·November 23, 2016·4 min read

Your Dog Remembers What You Did

A new study provides evidence that dogs may also have episodic memory.

Image shows the rats sniffing different bowls.

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·October 3, 2016·6 min read

Rats Have Greater Episodic Memory Than Previously Thought

According to a new study, rats can remember more than 30 events in context.

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·July 22, 2016·4 min read

How Memories Are Linked in the Brain

A new study provides insight into how certain memories become linked in the brain.

Image shows the location of the hippocampus in the brain.

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·July 18, 2016·6 min read

Infantile Memory Study Points to Critical Periods in Early-Life Learning for Brain Development

A new study on infantile memory formation in rats points to the importance of critical periods in early-life learning on functional development of the brain.

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·July 12, 2016·4 min read

Middle Age Memory Decline a Matter of Changing Focus

Memory decline that starts during middle age may be the result of changes in what information the brain focuses on when forming and retrieving memories.